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粵語
粵語又作廣東話,俗稱白話, 是一種漢藏語系漢語族的聲調(diào)語言。發(fā)源于古代中原雅言,具有完整的九聲六調(diào)。粵語在中國廣東、廣西及香港、澳門和東南亞,以及北美、英國和澳大利亞華人社區(qū)中廣泛使用。全世界使用粵語人數(shù)約7000萬。在香港及澳門,粵語占絕對優(yōu)勢地位。在漢語語族里,除普通話外,粵語是比較成功發(fā)展為全功能語言的語種。
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Cantonese
Cantonese is a variety of the Chinese language within the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated from ancient Central Plains Yayan (“elegant speech”), with “nine tones and six modes”. Cantonese is widely used in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macau as well as the Chinese communities in Southeast Asia, North America, UK and Australia. The population who use Cantonese worldwide reaches about 70 million. In Hong Kong and Macau, Cantonese holds the dominant position. Apart from Mandarin, it is another fully functional language in the Chinese language group.
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